UNIT I: INTRODUCTION 1. The Evolving Critical Care Environment
UNIT II: CARDIAC 2. Advanced Dysrhythmias 3. Acute Coronary Syndromes 4.
Heart Failure 5. Cardiac Surgery 6. Valvular Disease and Surgery 7.
Vascular Emergencies 8. Heart and Lung Transplantation
UNIT III: PULMONARY 9. Acute Respiratory Failure and Acute Lung Injury 10.
Mechanical Ventilation and Weaning 11. Thoracic Surgery
UNIT IV: NEUROLOGIC 12. Head Injury and Dysfunction 13. Cerebrovascular
Disorders 14. Spinal Cord Injury 15. Special Neurologic Patient Populations
UNIT V: GASTROINTESTINAL 16. Gastrointestinal Bleeding 17. Liver
Dysfunction and Failure 18. Pancreatitis 19. The Gut in Critical Illness
20. Liver, Kidney, and/or Pancreas Transplantation
UNIT VI: RENAL 21. Electrolyte Emergencies 22. Complex Acid-Base Disorders
and Associated Electrolyte Imbalances 23. Acute Renal Failure
UNIT VII: ENDOCRINE 24. Glycemic Control 25. Pituitary, Thyroid, and
Adrenal Disorders
UNIT VIII: HEMATOLOGIC 26. Blood Conservation / Blood Component Replacement
27. Coagulopathies
UNIT IX: MULTISYSTEM 28. Shock and End Points of Resuscitation 29.
Optimizing Hemodynamics: Strategies for Fluid and Medication Titration in
Shock 30. Trauma and Mass-Casualty Competencies 31. Systemic Inflammatory
Response Syndrome and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
UNIT X: SPECIAL PATIENT POPULATIONS 32. Caring for the Immunocompromised
Patient 33. Caring for the Patient in the Immediate Postoperative Period
34. Caring for the Critically Ill Pregnant Patient 35. Caring for the
Pediatric Patient in an Adult Critical Care Unit 36. Caring for the
Critically Ill Elderly Patient 37. Caring for the Critically Ill Patient
with a Neuropsychiatric Disorder 38. Caring for the Bariatric Patient
UNIT XI: SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS IN CRITICAL CARE 39. Pain and Sedation 40.
Comorbid Conditions 41. Oncologic Emergencies 42. Chemical Dependency 43.
End-of-Life Care
Appendix A: Answers to Decision Point Questions
